the deck is pretty well done now, with just a couple of finishes touches to go.  jeff did a great job!  a couple of weeks ago we bought deck furniture and we have been enjoying hanging out outside and spying on the neighborhood.  :P


a few weeks ago or so, i had a chance to finally stain the 2 adirondack chairs my dad made for us.  i stained them blue, so that the wood grain wood still be visible.  anyway, i put them on the patio in front of the side garden (which is coming up nicely!) and next to the slider. 


and here are some irises that finally bloomed yesterday!  i had a chance last night to go around weeding and planting a couple of things (thanks jeff!), it was a gorgeous day.  i planted some parsley in a pot on the deck and i also planted the spice bush that my aunt gave me.  i still need to get around to planting the azalea!